1998 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles
Àlex Corretja defeated Carlos Moyá in the final, 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 to win the singles title at the 1998 ATP Tour World Championships. With the win, he became the first man to win the year-end championships without previously winning a major in his career. The final was a rematch of that year's French Open final.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1998 ATP Tour World Championships | |
| Champion |  Àlex Corretja |
| Runner-up | Carlos Moyá |
| Final score | 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 |
Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Corretja.
Seeds
Pete Sampras (semifinals)
Marcelo Ríos (round robin, withdrew due to a back injury)- Andre Agassi (round robin, retired due to a back injury)
- Carlos Moyá (final)
- Àlex Corretja (champion)
Karol Kučera (round robin)
Tim Henman (semifinals)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (round robin)- Greg Rusedski (round robin)
- Albert Costa (round robin)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pete Sampras
| 6 | 3 | 63 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Álex Corretja
| 4 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Álex Corretja
| 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| 4 | Carlos Moyá
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 7 | Tim Henman
| 4 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Carlos Moyá
| 6 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
Red group
| Sampras |
Moyá |
Kučera |
Kafelnikov |
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Pete Sampras |
6–3, 6–3 | 6–2, 6–1 | 6–2, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 36–15 | 1 | |
| 4 | Carlos Moyá |
3–6, 3–6 | 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–3 | 7–5, 7–5 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 39–37 | 2 | |
| 6 | Karol Kučera |
2–6, 1–6 | 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 3–6 | 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 2–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 30–49 | 4 | |
| 8 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
2–6, 4–6 | 5–7, 5–7 | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–2 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 34–38 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
White group
| Rios Costa |
Agassi Rusedski |
Corretja |
Henman |
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 10 |
Marcelo Ríos Albert Costa |
6–7(5–7), 1–6 (w/ Costa & Rusedski) |
2–6, 4–6 (w/ Costa) |
5–7, 1–6 (w/ Ríos) |
0–1 0–2 |
0–2 0–4 |
6–13 13–25 |
6 4 | |
| 3 9 |
Andre Agassi Greg Rusedski |
7–6(7–5), 6–1 (w/ Rusedski & Costa) |
7–5, 3–6, 1–2r (w/ Agassi) |
6–2, 6–4 (w/ Rusedski) |
0–1 2–0 |
1–2 4–0 |
11–13 25–13 |
5 3 | |
| 5 | Álex Corretja |
6–2, 6–4 (w/ Costa) |
5–7, 6–3, 2–1r (w/ Agassi) |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 2–6 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 40–36 | 2 | |
| 7 | Tim Henman |
7–5, 6–1 (w/ Ríos) |
2–6, 4–6 (w/ Rusedski) |
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 38–33 | 1 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.